Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts

Viewing and exploring webpages

The following table describes shortcuts used to view and explore webpages.

To do this		Press this
Display Help		F1
Toggle between full-screen and regular views of the browser window		F11
Move forward through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar		Tab
Move back through the items on a webpage, the Address bar, or the Favorites bar		Shift+Tab
Start Caret Browsing		F7
Go to your home page		Alt+Home
Go to the next page		Alt+Right Arrow
Go to the previous page		Alt+Left Arrow or Backspace
Display a shortcut menu for a link		Shift+F10
Move forward through frames and browser elements (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)		Ctrl+Tab or F6
Move backward between frames (only works if tabbed browsing is disabled)		Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Scroll toward the beginning of a document		Up Arrow
Scroll toward the end of a document		Down Arrow
Scroll toward the beginning of a document in larger increments		Page Up
Scroll toward the end of a document in larger increments		Page Down
Move to the beginning of a document		Home
Move to the end of a document		End
Find on this page		Ctrl+F
Refresh the current webpage		F5
Refresh the current webpage, even if the time stamp for the web version and your locally stored version are the same		Ctrl+F5
Stop downloading a page		Esc
Open a new website or page		Ctrl+O
Open a new window		Ctrl+N
Open a new InPrivate Browsing window		Ctrl+Shift+P
Duplicate tab (open current tab in a new tab)		Ctrl+K
Reopen the last tab you closed		Ctrl+Shift+T
Close the current window (if you only have one tab open)		Ctrl+W
Save the current page		Ctrl+S
Print the current page or active frame		Ctrl+P
Activate a selected link		Enter
Open Favorites		Ctrl+I
Open History		Ctrl+H
Open Feeds		Ctrl+J
Open the Page menu		Alt+P
Open the Tools menu		Alt+T
Open the Help menu		Alt+H

Working with tabs

The following table describes shortcuts used when working with tabs.

To do this		Press this
Open links in a new tab in the background		Ctrl+click
Open links in a new tab in the foreground		Ctrl+Shift+click
Open a new tab in the foreground		Ctrl+T
Switch between tabs		Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+Shift+Tab
Close current tab (or the current window if tabbed browsing is disabled)		Ctrl+W
Open a new tab in the foreground from the Address bar		Alt+Enter
Switch to a specific tab number		Ctrl+n (where n is a number between 1 and 8)
Switch to the last tab		Ctrl+9
Close other tabs		Ctrl+Alt+F4
Toggle Quick Tabs (thumbnail view) on or off		Ctrl+Q

Using zoom

The following table describes shortcuts used for zooming.

To do this		Press this
Increase zoom (+ 10%)		Ctrl+Plus Sign
Decrease zoom (- 10%)		Ctrl+Minus Sign
Zoom to 100%		Ctrl+0

Using search

The following table describes shortcuts used for search.

To do this		Press this
Go to the search box		Ctrl+E
Open your search query in a new tab		Alt+Enter
Open the search provider menu		Ctrl+Down Arrow

Using Print Preview

The following table describes shortcuts used to preview and print webpages.

To do this		Press this
Set printing options and print the page		Alt+P
Change paper, headers and footers, orientation, and margins for this page		Alt+U
Display the first page to be printed		Alt+Home
Display the previous page to be printed		Alt+Left Arrow
Type the number of the page you want displayed		Alt+A
Display the next page to be printed		Alt+Right Arrow
Display the last page to be printed		Alt+End
Specify how you want frames to print (this option is available only if you are printing a webpage that uses frames)		Alt+F
Close Print Preview		Alt+C

Using the Address bar

The following table describes shortcuts used on the Address bar.

To do this		Press this
Select the text in the Address bar		Alt+D
Display a list of addresses you've typed		F4
When in the Address bar, move the cursor left to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)		Ctrl+Left Arrow
When in the Address bar, move the cursor right to the next logical break in the address (period or slash)		Ctrl+Right Arrow
Add "www." to the beginning and ".com" to the end of the text typed in the Address bar		Ctrl+Enter
Move forward through the list of AutoComplete matches		Up Arrow
Move back through the list of AutoComplete matches		Down Arrow

Opening Internet Explorer toolbar menus

The following table describes shortcuts used to open Internet Explorer toolbar and Command bar menus.

To do this		Press this
Open the Home menu		Alt+M
Open the Print menu		Alt+R
Open the RSS menu		Alt+J
Open the Tools menu		Alt+O
Open the Safety menu		Alt+S
Open the Help menu		Alt+L

Working with feeds, history, and favorites

The following table describes shortcuts used when working with feeds, history, and favorites.

To do this		Press this
Add the current page to your favorites (or subscribe to the feed when in feed preview)		Ctrl+D
Delete browsing history		Ctrl+Shift+Del
Open an InPrivate Browsing window		Ctrl+Shift+P
Open the Organize Favorites dialog box		Ctrl+B
Move selected item up in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box		Alt+Up Arrow
Move selected item down in the Favorites list in the Organize Favorites dialog box		Alt+Down Arrow
Open Favorites Center and display your favorites		Alt+C
Open Favorites Center and display your history		Ctrl+H
Open Favorites Center and display your feeds		Ctrl+J
Open and dock the Favorites Center and display your feeds		Ctrl+Shift+J
Open the Add to Favorites menu (or open Subscribe to feed when in feed preview)		Alt+Z
Open the Favorites menu from the menu bar		Alt+A
Display all feeds (when in feed view)		Alt+I
Mark a feed as read (when in feed view)		Alt+M
Put the cursor in search box in feed view		Alt+S

Editing

The following table describes shortcuts used when editing webpages.

To do this		Press this
Remove the selected items and copy them to the Clipboard		Ctrl+X
Copy the selected items to the Clipboard		Ctrl+C
Insert the contents of the Clipboard at the selected location		Ctrl+V
Select all items on the current webpage		Ctrl+A
Open Internet Explorer Developer Tools		F12